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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwegowy East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dijoban Totohami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dijoban Totohami looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!



190 cm
23
194 lbs
4 - 4 - 0
160 cm
27
168 lbs
4 - 5 - 0
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin


Voodoo Nutrition


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gwegowy East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dijoban Totohami!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Totohami paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Totohami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from East.
Totohami is looking to score with low kicks.

Excellent takedown into side control there by East.
Totohami really doesn't want to stay on the ground with East. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
East misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
East misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
East tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
East in side control lands a decent elbow.
East working the ground and pound but Totohami is defending the strikes.
East landing strikes.
East has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
East lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
East landing a few strikes.
Totohami has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
East lands an elbow.
East working the body and head with strikes.
Totohami looks winded!
Totohami is working to avoid the ground and pound but East connects with a decent elbow.
East is chipping away with strikes.
East is putting a hurting on Totohami here, landing some big shots from side control.
East scores with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
East cracks Totohami with a big right hand but Totohami just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
East tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
East throws an elbow but Totohami slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
East connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Totohami some visible discomfort.

Totohami is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Totohami is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and East can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gwegowy East!
Gwegowy East really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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FIGHT
RATING
56%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hump Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hump Face has the eye of the tiger tonight.



193 cm
26
227 lbs
5 - 3 - 0
193 cm
28
265 lbs
4 - 5 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power


Sun-Tzu


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hump Face!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face wants to clinch.
Da Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Face.
Face tries to clinch up but Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Face tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Face tries to clinch up.
Face tries to clinch but Da Silva is having none of it.
Face tries to clinch up.
Face takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Da Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Face avoids it really well and circles away.
Face wants to counter the offense by Da Silva and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Face forces Da Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Face prevents Da Silva from breaking the clinch.
Face lands an elbow just above Da Silva 's eye.
Face looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Face lands an elbow inside that Da Silva shrugs off.

It looks like Lucas Da Silva has been cut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Face throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Face's sensitive parts.
Face tries to clinch but Da Silva moves out of range.

Face has taken the fight to the clinch.

Face gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Da Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Face.
Face thows a huge punch but Da Silva dodges it nicely.
Da Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Face not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Face working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Da Silva is looking to improve his position.
Face throwing shots but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Da Silva trying to control here.

Face seems to be working for a kimura but Da Silva defends the submission attempt.
Face throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Face is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Face.
Face seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Face is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Da Silva has hold of Face's hands but Face slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Face throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Da Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Da Silva wants to control but Face is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Face throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Face thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Da Silva's head.
Da Silva is looking for a sweep. Face is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Da Silva is trying to stand up here but Face is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face working over Da Silva with some ground and pound. Da Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Face throwing shots but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Da Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Face looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Face throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Face missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Da Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.

Da Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Face.
Face sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Da Silva defending well though.
Da Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Da Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Da Silva, not yet.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet but Face is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva working a defensive guard here.
Face has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Face throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Face in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Face working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Da Silva is trying to control the position but Face postures up.
Da Silva has momentary wrist control but Face slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Face trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Da Silva pulls Face in to control the position.
Face throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Face chips away with some ground and pound.
Face slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Face is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Da Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hump Face dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Da Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Face tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.

Face closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the ropes.
Da Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

Da Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Face regains guard immediately.
Face is trying to control the position but Da Silva postures up.
Da Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Face working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Da Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Da Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Face has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Face keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Face.
Face has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Da Silva has passed into side control.
Face is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face gets back to full guard.
Face lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Face drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Face jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Face works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Da Silva is trying to stand up here but Face is controlling him well.
Da Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Face sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Da Silva defending well though.

Face stands up and beckons Da Silva to join him on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Face takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Face throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Face defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Da Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Da Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Face.
Hump Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Da Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Face. Face maintains the clinch.
Da Silva fails to pull guard.
Face working Da Silva over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Face throws an elbow but misses.
Face throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Face misses with an elbow over the top.
Face looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Face scores with a knee to the head.
Face gets underhooks to prevent Da Silva's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Face with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to stall but Face uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Face gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Face scores with a knee to the head.
Face creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Silva's defenses.
Face throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.

Face is trying to trip Da Silva. He has hold of a leg but Da Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Face persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Da Silva pushes Face off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Face fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Face fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Face is able to avoid easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Face moves in looking to clinch but Da Silva pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Silva. That's going to slow Face down.

Face has managed to clinch.
Face throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Face tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Face fails with an attempt to clinch.
Face tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Silva. That's going to slow Face down.
Face fails with the takedown.
Da Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Face is looking to clinch but Da Silva is avoiding it.
Da Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.

Da Silva clinches.
Face blocks a body shot from Da Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hump Face will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lucas Da Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!


Face is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Face looks to move away, Da Silva throws a big counter combo but Face just gets out of the way.
Da Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Face tries to clinch up but Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Face doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Silva circles away.
Crunch! Da Silva slams his shin into Face's torso.
Face blocks a low kick nicely.
Face checks the leg kick nicely there.

Face moves into the clinch successfully.
Da Silva is trying to break free.
Face lands an elbow inside that Da Silva shrugs off.
Da Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Face fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Da Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Face clinches up with Da Silva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Da Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hump Face seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike from Face.
Da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Face.
Da Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Face shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Face prevents the takedown attempt.
Face connects with a knee to the head.
Da Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Face shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Face tries to land a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks with his arms.
Da Silva has Face pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Face manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Face with a knee to the head.
Face lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Face.
Face tries to land a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks with his arms.
Face lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Face with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Face with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Face gets underhooks to prevent Da Silva's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Da Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Face regains guard immediately.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Face keeps moving.
Face bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Da Silva's guard.

Face pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Face keeps trying to improve his position.
Da Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Da Silva trying to control the position.
Da Silva has momentary wrist control but Face slips an elbow through the middle.
Face stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Face accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Da Silva keeping full guard, as Face tries to pass.
Face working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Da Silva working a defensive guard here.
Face lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Face is looking to work some ground and pound but Da Silva has wrist control.
Face works over Da Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Hump Face has got the better of the ground game so far.
Face trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Face pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Face trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Da Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Da Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Face has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Da Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Face is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Da Silva defends well.

Face is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Da Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Da Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Face to his feet.
Face avoids the head kick by Da Silva.
Lucas Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Da Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hump Face comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Face winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Hump Face!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Hump Face!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Hump Face!

Hump Face wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
RATING
56%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Grabonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fullmetal Spike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fullmetal Spike has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



169 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0
178 cm
20
187 lbs
1 - 2 - 0
Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin


OG King Of Laundry (Fast Response 80%)


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfonso Grabonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fullmetal Spike!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabonzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Spike sprawls well. He's pushed Grabonzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grabonzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Spike paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good leg kick by Spike there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grabonzo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spike pinned against the ropes. Spike gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spike is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grabonzo with a body shot.
Spike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grabonzo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spike defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonso Grabonzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabonzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spike's waist but Spike gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grabonzo off to one side.
Spike tries to bum rush Grabonzo with a series of wild strikes but Grabonzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spike lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grabonzo is defended easily by Spike.
Spike looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grabonzo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spike avoids it really well and circles away.
Grabonzo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spike connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grabonzo. Grabonzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alfonso Grabonzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spike will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spike. That's going to slow Grabonzo down.
Grabonzo dives in and grabs Spike's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spike pushes down on Grabonzo's head and hops out.
Grabonzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Spike's coach down at Bonsai Club MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spike's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Spike looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Spike sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grabonzo's guard.

Grabonzo actively working from the bottom here.
Spike slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Spike has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Spike prevents Grabonzo from improving his position.

Grabonzo looking for submissions off his back.
Spike wants to control but Grabonzo is keeping him busy.
Spike is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Spike wants to free his trapped foot but Grabonzo is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Grabonzo actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Spike is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabonzo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Grabonzo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spike looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spike trying to control but Grabonzo is working from the bottom.
Grabonzo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spike wants to control from the top but Grabonzo keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Grabonzo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spike controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Grabonzo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Spike doesn't defend quickly enough and Grabonzo has managed to lock this one up! Can Spike escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Grabonzo on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alfonso Grabonzo!
Alfonso Grabonzo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, OG King Of Laundry (Fast Response 80%) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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RATING
32%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maui Built (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Whitehorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



167 cm
20
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0
161 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank


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Conviction


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maui Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Whitehorse!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built misses with a body kick.
Built lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Built.
Built has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Whitehorse misses with a jab to the body
and Built counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitehorse throws a lazy right hand but Built sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Built lands a nice looking body kick.
Whitehorse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Built digs a good hook to Whitehorse's body.
Built misses the shot to the body.
Built lands with a nice body punch.
Whitehorse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Built misses with a kick to the body.
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitehorse manages to avoid it.
Whitehorse changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitehorse.
Built looks to land a left hand but Whitehorse moved out of range nicely.
Whitehorse drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Built defends it well.
Whitehorse ducks right into an uppercut from Built.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse walks into a stiff left hand from Built.

Whitehorse shoots in and bounces Built off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Built trying to control the position.
Built is really struggling to control Whitehorse but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Whitehorse landing some decent shots from guard.
Built working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Whitehorse scoring with punches to the head and body.
Built is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Built managing to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Whitehorse wants to control from the top but Built keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Whitehorse thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Whitehorse misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built lands a really nice looking cross but Whitehorse seems unphased.
Built lands a jab.
Whitehorse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whitehorse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whitehorse thuds a left hand into Built's body.
Whitehorse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Built throws a leg kick but Whitehorse moved away.
Built staying out of range there.
Whitehorse ducks under a wild hook from Built.
Whitehorse throws a leg kick that misses.

Whitehorse throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Built tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Whitehorse is in Built's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitehorse makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Whitehorse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built is trying to control the position but Whitehorse postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whitehorse's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Whitehorse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Built controls Whitehorse momentarily but Whitehorse frees himself.
Whitehorse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Built works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Built trying to keep a closed guard but Whitehorse is proving a slippery customer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Whitehorse postures up in Built's guard and throws a big left but Built blocks it.
Built trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maui Built will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!


A solid body kick from Built.
Built just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitehorse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Built.
A jab from Built misses.
Built is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whitehorse can do to turn this around?
Built lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whitehorse at a distance.
Whitehorse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Built. Built circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whitehorse staying out of range there.
Whitehorse drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Built defends it well.

Whitehorse rushes Built and presses him up against the ropes.
Whitehorse has Built pressed against the ropes, preventing Built from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Built looking to stall.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whitehorse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Built is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whitehorse is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitehorse.
Whitehorse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Built is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whitehorse as Built tries to tie him up.
Whitehorse lands a body shot.
Built misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whitehorse.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Built lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whitehorse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitehorse's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse misses with a body punch.
Whitehorse lands a hook that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Built trying to control the position but instead, Whitehorse has worked for underhooks and has pushed Built into the ropes.
Whitehorse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitehorse.
Built managing to block the knees to the body from Whitehorse.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Whitehorse avoids it by throwing Built back against the ropes.
Built is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Whitehorse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Built is defending well for now.
Whitehorse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitehorse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Built or not.
Whitehorse blocks an uppercut.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitehorse.
Built is trying to break free.
Built makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitehorse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Built.

Whitehorse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Built throws a hook to the side of Whitehorse's head but Whitehorse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whitehorse cracks Built with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Built misses with a body kick.
Built checks a leg kick nicely.
Whitehorse tries to work over Built's front leg with a kick but Built checks it.
Built swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Built throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whitehorse doesn't seem bothered though.
Whitehorse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Built. Built circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whitehorse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Built appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Built moves away from the strike by Whitehorse.
Maui Built is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitehorse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Built.
A telegraphed right hand from Built misses the target.
Whitehorse drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Built defends it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whitehorse. That's going to slow Built down.
Built swings for the body but Whitehorse moves out of range.
Built misses with an uppercut. Whitehorse saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built tries to bum rush Whitehorse with a series of wild strikes but Whitehorse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Built.

Whitehorse has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitehorse prevents a body shot from Built.
Built misses with some punches.
Built trying to stall but Whitehorse improves his position.
Whitehorse struggles to land a body shot inside as Built controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Whitehorse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Built.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitehorse prevents a body shot from Built.
Nice body punch from Whitehorse - that landed with a thud.
Whitehorse has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Built seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Whitehorse can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Built tries to work over Whitehorse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whitehorse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Built wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whitehorse has him pressed against the ropes.
Whitehorse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jacob Whitehorse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.


Whitehorse does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Built slips a jab from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse misses with a straight left.
Built scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Built misses with a few strikes there.
Whitehorse misses with an uppercut. Built saw that one coming.
Built on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Built throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitehorse. Built does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitehorse lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whitehorse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Built.
Built tries to move into range but Whitehorse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitehorse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Whitehorse moves into range and clinches up with Built.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Built.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built is pressed up against the ropes. Whitehorse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Built down to the mat. Built avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Whitehorse scores with a jab to the body.
Whitehorse blocks the body kick.
Whitehorse tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A punch lands to the side of Built 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Built looks for the body kick but Whitehorse saw that one coming.
Built throws a wild body kick that Whitehorse sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Whitehorse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Built scores with a nice body kick.
Maui Built is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Built lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Built chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitehorse can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built misses with a body kick.
Whitehorse is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Whitehorse punishes Built's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Whitehorse scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Whitehorse lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Whitehorse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whitehorse scores with a couple of short elbows.
Whitehorse lands some shots froms side control.
Whitehorse cracks Built with a big right hand but Built just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Built regains half guard.
Whitehorse working over Built with some ground and pound. Built looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Built wants to control but Whitehorse is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Whitehorse there.
Whitehorse wants to take a breather but Built is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Built trying to control here.
Whitehorse wants to pass the guard but Built is defending well.
Whitehorse trying to control the action but Built is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Built wants to improve his position but Whitehorse is controlling well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Whitehorse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whitehorse fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Built is out of range.
Whitehorse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Built avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whitehorse is looking to score with low kicks.
Built tries to score with a low kick but Whitehorse moves his leg out of the way.
Built throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Whitehorse drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Built defends it well.
Whitehorse lands a nice shot to the body.
Whitehorse avoids a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Whitehorse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whitehorse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!

Jacob Whitehorse wins by unanimous decision!

A victorious Jacob Whitehorse thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Willgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.



178 cm
21
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0
177 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick
Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Willgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Hopkins misses

and Willgren counters by clinching up.
Willgren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hopkins tries for a takedown but Willgren manages to get underhooks.

Willgren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Willgren.
Hopkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Willgren counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
As Hopkins looks to move away, Willgren throws a big counter combo but Hopkins just gets out of the way.
Hopkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Willgren counters with a nice body shot.
Hopkins throws a push kick but Willgren slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willgren stuffs the takedown attempt from Hopkins. Hopkins gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Willgren does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Hopkins looks to move away, Willgren throws a big counter combo but Hopkins just gets out of the way.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willgren is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hopkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Hopkins does no damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hopkins or perhaps it was just good defense by Willgren, which made it look bad.
Victor Willgren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Hopkins.
Hopkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Willgren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Willgren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
Willgren was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hopkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Willgren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Willgren was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the body
and Willgren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Willgren sprawls well. Willgren wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hopkins gets slowly back to his feet.
And Willgren counters with a quick kick to the body but Hopkins blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Willgren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willgren tries to counter by clinching up but Hopkins breaks away and moves out of range.
Hopkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Willgren seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hopkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Willgren manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hopkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. Willgren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Willgren seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hopkins thows a leg kick but Willgren checks it
and Willgren counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willgren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Willgren ducks down to avoid it.
As Hopkins looks to move away, Willgren throws a big counter combo but Hopkins just gets out of the way.
Victor Willgren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Willgren.
Hopkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Willgren sprawls well. He's pushed Hopkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hopkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Willgren's waist but Willgren gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hopkins off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Willgren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
letting Willgren counter with a right hand.
Hopkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willgren.
Willgren seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jimmy Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Willgren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Willgren moves out of range of the body kick from Hopkins.
Willgren is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hopkins.
Hopkins thuds his right hand into Willgren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the body
letting Willgren counter with a right hand.
Willgren gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willgren went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown but Willgren shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Willgren tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hopkins manages to circle out of the way.
Hopkins misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Willgren ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
As Hopkins looks to move away, Willgren throws a big counter combo but Hopkins just gets out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willgren.
Willgren tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hopkins manages to circle out of the way.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Willgren is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hopkins.
Willgren checks a low kick from Hopkins.
Willgren seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Willgren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Hopkins tries to get set, Willgren tries to push him back and clinch up but Hopkins manages to avoid the attempt.
Hopkins throws a wild body kick that Willgren sees coming a mile off.
Hopkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Willgren swivels and escapes.
Hopkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
Willgren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Victor Willgren will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.


Hopkins throws a body punch but Willgren moves out of range.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Willgren was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hopkins misses with a combination
and Willgren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victor Willgren is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins throws a right hand that Willgren ducks under and follows up with a left that Willgren also avoids with ease.
Willgren throws a counter high kick but Hopkins was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hopkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hopkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Willgren counters with a series of strikes. Hopkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins misses with a body punch

and Willgren holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Willgren tries to stall but Hopkins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hopkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Willgren fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willgren seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willgren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hopkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Willgren counters with a three punch combo that has Hopkins backing up. Hopkins nods at Willgren to acknowledge the strikes.
Hopkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Hopkins misses
and Willgren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hopkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Willgren thinks about countering with a head kick.
A head kick by Hopkins misses

and Willgren counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Willgren.
Willgren pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Willgren stalling in the clinch.
Hopkins stalling in the clinch.
I was talking to Willgren's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Willgren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Willgren breaks from the clinch.
Hopkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willgren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Willgren was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hopkins.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Willgren is looking to counter the offense by Hopkins and move into the clinch.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willgren.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Willgren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Willgren as he avoids it easily.
As Hopkins looks to move away, Willgren throws a big counter combo but Hopkins just gets out of the way.
Victor Willgren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Hopkins.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Willgren counters with a stiff right hand.
Willgren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
A quick step to the side and Willgren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins misses with the body kick

and Willgren holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Willgren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Willgren is looking to control Hopkins's arms but Hopkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Willgren has his back to the ropes.
Willgren blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Willgren is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is looking to control Willgren's arms but Willgren gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hopkins has his back to the ropes.
Willgren looking to stall.
Hopkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Willgren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins throws a front kick that sends Willgren stumbling back into the ropes.
Hopkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Willgren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Willgren staying out of range there.
Hopkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Willgren is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hopkins. Beautiful body shot.
Willgren slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hopkins closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Willgren takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee calls for Willgren to work.

Willgren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopkins throws an off balance right hand
and Willgren counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins misses with a jab to the body

and Willgren moves into the clinch.
Hopkins is looking to take this one to the mat.

Willgren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Willgren dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!


Willgren is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hopkins.
Willgren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Willgren counters with a left to the body.
Hopkins fails with the takedown
and Willgren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Willgren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Willgren counters with a nice body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
Hopkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses.
Willgren appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hopkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopkins tries to land a body kick
and Willgren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the body
and Willgren counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins wants to land a leg kick but Willgren is out of range.
Hopkins throws a combination that misses
and Willgren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willgren slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to land a front kick but Willgren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins throws a wild body kick that Willgren sees coming a mile off.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Willgren counters with a three punch combo that has Hopkins backing up. Hopkins nods at Willgren to acknowledge the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Willgren checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hopkins has his takedown stuffed
and Willgren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Victor Willgren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Hopkins.
Hopkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Willgren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jimmy Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Willgren counters with a left and a right that stings Hopkins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Willgren to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins misses with a leg kick
and Willgren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins with a poor takedown
and Willgren counters with a one-two to the body.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Willgren counters with a three punch combo that has Hopkins backing up. Hopkins nods at Willgren to acknowledge the strikes.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Willgren counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Willgren seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hopkins shoots in but no luck this time.
Willgren tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hopkins manages to circle out of the way.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Hopkins misses

and Willgren moves into the clinch.

Willgren breaks from the clinch.
Hopkins wants to land a leg kick but Willgren is out of range.
It appears Willgren was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willgren seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hopkins swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Willgren holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Willgren - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Willgren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Willgren breaks from the clinch.
Willgren defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins fails with the takedown.
Willgren is looking for a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a hook
and Willgren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hopkins throws a leg kick

and Willgren counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Willgren.
Willgren stalling against the ropes.
Hopkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Willgren taking a breather.
Willgren prevents a takedown attempt there.
A bit of stalling here from Willgren.
Come on Willgren - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Willgren gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hopkins taking a breather.
Willgren has Hopkins pressed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Willgren.
Hopkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Willgren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Willgren has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Victor Willgren!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Victor Willgren!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Victor Willgren!

Victor Willgren wins by unanimous decision!

A very excited looking Victor Willgren made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Belto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Godking Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!



195 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0
190 cm
20
225 lbs
3 - 0 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily
Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vito Belto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Godking Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belto misses with a double jab

and Diamond counters by clinching up.

Belto drags the fight down to the ground.

Belto looking for a guillotine here but Diamond defends easily.
Diamond looking to pass the guard.

Belto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diamond chips away with some ground and pound.

Belto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Belto's head.
Diamond looking to pass the guard.
Diamond must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Diamond got a little sloppy there for a moment and Belto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diamond has managed to get both his arms back between Belto's legs - danger averted.
Belto is breathing heavily.
Diamond postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diamond's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

It looks like Vito Belto has been cut.
Diamond advances to half guard.
Diamond really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diamond seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Belto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Diamond seems to be working for a kimura but Belto defends the submission attempt.
Diamond seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Diamond takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Belto is staying active underneath Diamond, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Diamond is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Belto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diamond.

Diamond is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belto is looking to improve his position.
Diamond trying to pass the guard but Belto defending well.
Diamond is still trying to improve position.
Belto is refusing to be controlled, as Diamond sits in half guard.
Belto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belto is working hard here to advance position.
Diamond is nestled in close to Belto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Diamond is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Belto actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belto gets full guard.
Diamond working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Belto's head.
Diamond postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diamond is working Belto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diamond passes Belto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diamond tries to pass to full mount but Belto defends it.
Belto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diamond connects with a nice short shot to Belto's temple.
Belto is not content to let Diamond control the position.
Diamond moves nicely into side control.

Diamond is working to tighten his grip on Belto's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Belto has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Diamond is really squeezing tight and eventually Belto passes out! Diamond breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Godking Diamond!
Godking Diamond took some time post fight to say the following; 'Miriaaaaam! Can you heeeear me? -- I am alive!'.
Vito Belto was interviewed post fight and said 'I have no excuse I lost.'.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Hanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



194 cm
20
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0
185 cm
21
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
Excellent grappler
Brawler
Determined


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Hanes!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanes tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Brown cracks Hanes with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Brown has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hanes to stand back up!

It looks like Guy Hanes has been cut.
Hanes wants to clinch.
Hanes looks up at the clock. Bad move! Brown lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hanes. Brown pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Brown!
Joe Brown decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sanny Dahlbeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dahlbeck comes to the ring accompanied by Boney M. - Sunny. Palhares has chosen It's Time For War as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!



175 cm
19
147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0
167 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined


Max Octane Fight Wear


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sanny Dahlbeck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renan Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Palhares has closed the distance and engaged Dahlbeck in a clinch.
Dahlbeck misses with an elbow over the top.
Palhares jumps guard but Dahlbeck stands there with Palhares around his waist. Palhares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Dahlbeck forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Dahlbeck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dahlbeck tries a knee to the head but Palhares blocks it.
Dahlbeck scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Renan Palhares has been cut.
Palhares jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dahlbeck walks away with a smile on his face. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanny Dahlbeck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Palhares.
Palhares misses with a double jab.

Dahlbeck darts in and clinches Palhares up against the ropes.
Dahlbeck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Palhares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palhares jumps guard but Dahlbeck turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Dahlbeck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Palhares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Dahlbeck won't allow it.
Palhares jumps guard but Dahlbeck stands there with Palhares around his waist. Palhares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Palhares fails to pull guard.
Palhares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Dahlbeck to keep the fight standing.
Palhares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dahlbeck just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Dahlbeck lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Dahlbeck to keep the fight standing.
Dahlbeck with a knee to the head.
Dahlbeck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palhares jumps guard but Dahlbeck stands there with Palhares around his waist. Palhares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Palhares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Palhares is trying to pull guard but Dahlbeck turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Dahlbeck holds him up against the ropes and eventually Palhares drops back down to his feet.
Dahlbeck tries a knee to the head but Palhares blocks it.
Dahlbeck lands a nice uppercut.
Palhares jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dahlbeck walks away with a smile on his face. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Palhares has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dahlbeck is landing a low percentage of strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dahlbeck lands an elbow inside.
Palhares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dahlbeck smiles and moves away.
Dahlbeck throws a head kick but Palhares moves out of range.
Dahlbeck misses with a two punch combination.
Palhares throws a lazy right hand but Dahlbeck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dahlbeck connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Palhares to the floor! Dahlbeck dives in looking for the finish!

Palhares is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dahlbeck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Palhares is still in real trouble! Can Dahlbeck finish him?
Palhares is looking to control Dahlbeck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palhares avoid being mounted?
Dahlbeck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dahlbeck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've been hearing good reports from Dahlbeck's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Palhares trying to control from the bottom.
Dahlbeck lands a big elbow - Palhares is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Dahlbeck!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sanny Dahlbeck!
As Sanny Dahlbeck got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I wanna thank my traningpartners ,Darren, Luiz and Steinhof. Next i wanna fight Ritchie Stone he disrespected my boy darren. After that iam goning down to the 135 divison.'.
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diggs's choice of entrance music: STILL BLAZIN. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!



185 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0
184 cm
21
184 lbs
8 - 4 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin


KAISER


KAISER
Conviction


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kennedy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kennedy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Orlando Diggs has been cut.
Diggs lands a body shot.
Kennedy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diggs lands a nice hook to Kennedy's body. Kennedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diggs checks a leg kick nicely.
Kennedy walks into a straight right hand from Diggs.
Diggs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kennedy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diggs is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Kennedy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
A shot to the body from Kennedy misses
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennedy defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs connects with a looping right hand.
Kennedy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kennedy. That's going to slow Diggs down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kennedy misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diggs. That's going to slow Kennedy down.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diggs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chris Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diggs cracks Kennedy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
Diggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diggs scores with a decent looking hook.
Diggs connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Kennedy finds it's way through Diggs's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs throws a push kick but Kennedy slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Kennedy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kennedy misses
and Diggs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kennedy checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kennedy, right into the meat.
Kennedy misses the shot to the body.
Diggs lands with a cross.
Kennedy throws a shot from downtown. Diggs moves away and avoids it.
Kennedy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Kennedy counters with a stiff right hand.
Diggs throws out a leg kick but Kennedy moves out of range and Diggs only half commits.
Kennedy with a hook.
Kennedy misses the body punch

and Diggs counters by moving into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kennedy.
Diggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a hook that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.
Kennedy tries to work over Diggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggs taking a breather.
Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Diggs fails to land.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diggs tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Kennedy can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
Diggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Kennedy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Diggs tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Kennedy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That has opened up Orlando Diggs's cut even more.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Diggs's coach down at Convicted Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Diggs's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Diggs misses with a body punch.
Diggs taking a breather.
Diggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kennedy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Kennedy.
Diggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy scores with a shoulder strike.
Kennedy prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kennedy or not.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Diggs lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Orlando Diggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Diggs cracks a nice hook into Kennedy's ribs.
Kennedy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kennedy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Diggs lands with a nice body punch.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses
and Diggs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kennedy's knee momentarily.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kennedy staying out of range there.
Kennedy is looking to counter punch.
Kennedy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Diggs works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kennedy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diggs has time to react.
Kennedy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs cracks Kennedy with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
Diggs scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diggs checks a low kick from Kennedy.
Diggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kennedy.
Kennedy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kennedy. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs throws a wild body kick that Kennedy sees coming a mile off.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennedy scores with a sloppy right hand. Diggs should have avoided that one.
Kennedy thows a leg kick but Diggs checks it
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diggs. That one must have hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Diggs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kennedy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs throws a counter combo.
Diggs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kennedy doesn't seem bothered though.
Diggs keeps Kennedy at a distance using the push kick.
Kennedy misses with a hook.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kennedy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kennedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orlando Diggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Diggs scores with a body shot.
Diggs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kennedy moves out of range of the leg kick from Diggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs keeps Kennedy at a distance using the push kick.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Kennedy takes one to the chin there.
Diggs stuns Kennedy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kennedy to score with a decent uppercut.
Diggs scores with a punch to the head.
Diggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Kennedy is looking to land body kicks.
Diggs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kennedy scores with a spinning back kick!
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Kennedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs misses with a head kick.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Diggs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Diggs blocks the leg kick.
Kennedy digs a good body shot into Diggs's ribs.
Kennedy slips under a jab from Diggs.
Kennedy tries to counter by clinching up but Diggs breaks away and moves out of range.
Kennedy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diggs tried to score with a low kick but Kennedy checks it.
Diggs misses with a kick to the body.
Diggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Kennedy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diggs.
Kennedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.


Diggs slips under a jab.
Diggs avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Diggs motions for Kennedy to come forward. Diggs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy misses with a straight right.
Kennedy backing away here, and Diggs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kennedy lands a really nice looking cross but Diggs seems unphased.
Diggs lands an overhand right.
Diggs misses with a leg kick.
Kennedy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
Diggs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kennedy under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs stuns Kennedy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kennedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kennedy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kennedy missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Diggs scores with a jab.
A low kick from Kennedy misses
and Diggs counters with a thumping low kick.
Kennedy blocks a head kick by Diggs.
Diggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kennedy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Kennedy blocks the leg kick.
Diggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kennedy throws out the jab.
Kennedy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diggs.
Kennedy moves out of range of the leg kick from Diggs.
Diggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kennedy can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggs. That did some damage!
Diggs avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
Nice uppercut there from Diggs.
Diggs with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs lands a nice looking body shot.
Kennedy throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
Kennedy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diggs.
Kennedy slips a straight right by Diggs.
Kennedy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diggs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kennedy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Diggs avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs scores with a jab. Kennedy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diggs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diggs blocks a jab.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggs throws out a counter right but Kennedy avoids it with no problem.
Kennedy looks to clinch
and Diggs counters with a solid body kick.
Kennedy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kennedy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggs.
An attempted straight right counter from Kennedy misses the target.
Kennedy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kennedy throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs thuds a left hand into Kennedy's body.
Diggs delivers a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Diggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs dips to his left and cracks Kennedy with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kennedy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs with a jab.
Kennedy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diggs prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
Diggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.


Kennedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kennedy lands a glancing blow to the side of Diggs's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kennedy misses the target.
Diggs throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kennedy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diggs on the side of the head.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Kennedy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kennedy checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kennedy misses with a body shot.
Kennedy misses with a looping left.
Good work by Diggs as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diggs.
Diggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick from Diggs misses.
Diggs tries to land a leg kick but Kennedy saw it coming and moves away.
Diggs scores with a body shot.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diggs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kennedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Diggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs cracks Kennedy with a good jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Diggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Diggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diggs throws out a loose jab but Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs blocks a jab.
Kennedy tries to clinch up.
Kennedy throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggs tries to work over Kennedy's front leg with a kick but Kennedy checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Kennedy misses its target.
Diggs defending well as Kennedy loads up on a big left hand.
Kennedy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kennedy throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Diggs blocks the leg kick.
Diggs tries a quick counter leg kick but Kennedy is wise to it.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. Kennedy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A shot to the liver by Kennedy. Beautiful body shot.
Diggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kennedy has time to react.
That kick from Kennedy tenderised Diggs's leg. Diggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Diggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
Diggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kennedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a lazy right hand but Kennedy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kennedy stuns Diggs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diggs walks into a jab.
Kennedy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diggs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diggs on the side of the head.
Diggs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diggs digs a good body shot into Kennedy's ribs.
Diggs blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diggs! But no joy.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Kennedy throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kennedy.
Kennedy backing away here, and Diggs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Diggs does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
That's time! Kennedy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!


Kennedy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diggs. Diggs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kennedy.
Diggs feints a counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kennedy.
Diggs scores with a leg kick.
Diggs lands a jab.
Kennedy connects with a single shot there.
Diggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Diggs moves out of range of the body kick from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a hook
and Kennedy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diggs thinking.
Diggs lands a nice shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
Diggs throws a leg kick that misses.
Diggs misses with a hook.
Kennedy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kennedy misses the shot to the body.
Diggs misses with a leg kick
and Kennedy counters with a body kick.
Diggs tries to score with a low kick but Kennedy moves his leg out of the way.
Kennedy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Diggs works Kennedy's body with a nice hook.
Kennedy throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Diggs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to clinch there but Diggs circles away.
Diggs wants to counter the offense by Kennedy and move into the clinch position.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy lands a slapping body shot.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennedy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as Kennedy blocks the low kick.
Kennedy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kennedy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diggs on the side of the head.
Kennedy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diggs flicks out a counter leg kick but Kennedy steps away.
Kennedy throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.
Diggs throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diggs is able to avoid easily.
Diggs now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Kennedy pushes Diggs up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kennedy pushes Diggs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy.
Chris Kennedy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy.
Diggs tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Diggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kennedy scores with a shoulder strike.
Kennedy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.
Diggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggs misses with a body punch.
Diggs is trying to maintain a safe position but Kennedy gets an underhook and turns Diggs into the ropes.
Diggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Diggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kennedy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kennedy lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Diggs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kennedy.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kennedy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Diggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diggs tried to score with a low kick but Kennedy checks it.
Kennedy closes the distance but Diggs moves to the side
and Diggs counters with a nice leg kick.
Chris Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diggs cracks Kennedy with an open hand slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Kennedy.
I think Diggs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Orlando Diggs!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Orlando Diggs!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Orlando Diggs!

Orlando Diggs wins by unanimous decision!

Orlando Diggs is the new middleweight champion!
Orlando Diggs really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Tauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Dever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dever is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Class Historian by Broncho. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!



182 cm
27
156 lbs
6 - 2 - 0
175 cm
21
163 lbs
6 - 4 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Tauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dever!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dever looks to throw the jab but Tauer is out of range.
Dever's corner calls for a 1-2. Dever obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tauer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dever checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tauer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dever.
Tauer walks into a left hand.
Tauer throws a body shot but no joy.
Dever throws a wild body kick that Tauer sees coming a mile off.
Tauer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tauer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tauer thows a leg kick but Dever checks it
and Dever finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dever keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dever keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dever jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Dever coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tauer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Tauer. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut there from Dever.
A clash of legs there as Dever blocks the low kick.
Tauer lands a jab-cross combination.
Dever throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Tauer is rocked!
Tauer slips under a jab.
Oh Tauer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tauer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tauer moves out of range as Dever strikes.

Dever instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauer working aggressively here.
Dever misses with some punches.
Tauer seems to have got his legs back now.
Dever blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Tauer.
Tauer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tauer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dever working hard to break the clinch.
Tauer lands with a right to the head.
Dever swings wildly with an uppercut but Tauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dever blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dever wants to break free but Tauer has control.
Dever's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dever is trying to force a seperation but Tauer has the dominant position.

Dever breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Dever.
Dever misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tauer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dever misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tauer tries to counter with a takedown but Dever is quick to defend against it.
Tauer is looking to wear down Dever with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tauer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Dever as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tauer moves out of range of the body kick.
That kick from Tauer tenderised Dever's leg. Dever is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dever misses with a double jab.
Tauer is looking to slow Dever down with leg kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tauer tries to work over Dever's front leg with a kick but Dever checks it.
Dever thinks about the counter body kick.
Tauer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tauer just misses with a punch to the body.
Dever is looking to clinch.
Tauer throws a head kick that Dever semi-blocks.
Dever has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Joe Dever seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tauer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dever throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tauer throws a low kick but Dever moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dever.

Tauer instigates a clinch.
Dever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Tauer.
Tauer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tauer lands an uppercut.
Tauer misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dever lands a body punch.
Tauer prevents Dever from breaking the clinch.
Tauer scores with a shot to the side of Dever's head.
Tauer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tauer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dever backwards.
Dever is trying to push Tauer away but Tauer has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tauer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tauer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dever or not.
Dever working hard to break the clinch.
Dever tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tauer.
Tauer lands a hook that snaps the head of Dever backwards.
Tauer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tauer scores with a shoulder strike.
Dever is trying to break free.
Tauer prevents Dever from breaking the clinch.
Tauer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Tauer - that landed with a thud.
Tauer lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tauer lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dever's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tauer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dever wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tauer has him pressed against the ropes.
Tauer scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Dever is rocked!
Dever is trying to push Tauer away but Tauer has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dever blocks a body shot from Tauer.
Tauer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Tauer.
Dever is still on wobbly legs! Can Tauer finish him?
A frustrated look appears on Dever's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tauer lands a hook that snaps the head of Dever backwards.
Tauer dips a shoulder and cracks Dever with a mighty uppercut! Dever falls back against the ropes and Tauer unloads with a barrage of strikes! Dever is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tauer screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Tauer!
After winning the bout, Max Tauer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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